Lafayette Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)

The Lafayette Avenue station is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.

For the demolished station actually at Lafayette Avenue & Fulton Street, see Lafayette Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line).
 Lafayette Avenue
 "C" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressSouth Portland Avenue & Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(main station entrance)
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleFort Greene
Coordinates40.686268°N 73.974466°W / 40.686268; -73.974466
DivisionB (IND)[1]
LineIND Fulton Street Line
Services   A late nights (late nights)
​   C all except late nights (all except late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B25, B26, B52
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedApril 9, 1936 (1936-04-09)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20191,599,887[3] Decrease 1.9%
Rank282 out of 424[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
A late nights ​C all except late nights
toward 168th Street
Local		 Clinton–Washington Avenues
A late nights ​C all except late nights
toward Euclid Avenue
Location
Lafayette Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City Subway
Lafayette Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)
Lafayette Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City
Lafayette Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)
Lafayette Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York
Lafayette Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)
Track layout

to Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
to Clinton–Washington Avenues
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only

Despite the station's name, there are no entrances on Lafayette Avenue; the nearest entrance is a block away.

History

This underground station opened on April 9, 1936, and replaced the BMT Fulton Street El.[2] The Lafayette Avenue El station, which was formerly above the current subway station, closed on May 31, 1940.[4]

Station layout
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level Side platform
Westbound local ← "C" train toward 168th Street (Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets)
← "A" train toward Inwood–207th Street late nights (Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets)
Westbound express ← "A" train does not stop here
Eastbound express → "A" train does not stop here →
Eastbound local → "C" train toward Euclid Avenue (Clinton–Washington Avenues) →
→ "A" train toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (Clinton–Washington Avenues) →
Side platform
Mezzanine level
Hanson Place stair

This station has four tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms have stairs that lead up to a long mezzanine and fare control. There is no free crossover or cross-under between the two platforms, due to the shape of the mezzanine's fare control area.

Both platform walls have a light green trim line with a dark green border and mosaic name tablets reading "LAFAYETTE AVE." in white sans-serif lettering on a dark green background with light green border. Small tile captions reading "LAFAYETTE" in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line. Emerald green I-beam columns run along the station mezzanine, but none are present at platform level.

East of this station there is a storage/lay up track between the two express tracks. The west end connects to the northbound express track, and the east end connects to the southbound express track, so trains must reverse in order to enter the layup track. At both ends, the storage/lay up track also ends at bumper blocks. There are also switches in both directions from the respective local to the respective express tracks; express trains cannot switch to the local tracks at these switches, however.[5]

The station is located very close to the Fulton Street station on the IND Crosstown Line. Passengers on northbound local trains can see the platforms of the station on the right just after leaving Lafayette Avenue, as well as Crosstown Line's northbound track through openings in the curtain walls. There is an employee-only connection between the two stations via the subway tunnels.

Exits

All exits serve both platforms. At the west end, there are stairs to all four corners of Fulton Street and South Portland Avenue.[6] At the east end, there are stairs to four out of the six corners of the intersection of Fulton Street, South Oxford Street, and Hanson Place. There are two stairs to the northern corner, one to the northeastern (via a passageway), one to the southeastern, and one to the southwestern.[6]

Nearby points of interest

References
  1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. "NEW SUBWAY LINK OPENED BY MAYOR; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. New York Times, Last Train is Run on Fulton St. 'El', June 1, 1940
  5. Marrero, Robert (January 1, 2017). "472 Stations, 850 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  6. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Downtown Brooklyn & Borough Hall" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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